Lavezares

Lavezares
Municipality of Lavezares
Map of Northern Samar with Lavezares highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Lavezares
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°32′N 124°20′E / 12.53°N 124.33°E / 12.53; 124.33
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceNorthern Samar
District 1st district
Founded1875
Named afterGuido de Lavezaris
Barangays26 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorEdito B. Saludaga
  Vice MayorLeonardo Tiozon
  RepresentativePaul R. Daza
  Councilors
List
  Electorate21,400 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
119.50 km2 (46.14 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Highest elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Lowest elevation
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
29,390
  Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
  Households
6,784
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
24.68
% (2021)
  Revenue171.1 million (2022)
  Assets522.5 million (2022)
  Expenditure119.1 million (2022)
  Liabilities147.1 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityNorthern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6404
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Lavezares, officially the Municipality of Lavezares (Waray: Bungto han Lavezares; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lavezares), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,390 people.

It is bounded on the west by the municipality of Allen, on the north-west by San Bernardino Strait, on the south and south-west by the municipality of Victoria, on the east by the municipality of Rosario and on the north by the municipality of Biri.